As things come to an end...

Wow I can't believe how fast this wonderful time of year comes and goes. We had a great time Christmas Eve with my parents, grandmothers, my sister and her family and of course my husband and girls. The girls had a fun time tearing into their presents. Karagen's favorite gift was her press on nails, even though she got a karaoke machine. That was by far my favorite one. Reagan's favorite gift was her bouney ball. Santa came to our house early Christmas Eve because Karagen woke about 11:30 PM and announced Santa has been here. Thankfully, we were able to convince her that we needed to go back to sleep until in the morning to make sure Santa was finished delivering our gifts. This year Santa had a family gift for us, a Wii. We have had more fun with this game system. Even Reagan plays with this thing. Christmas day we went to my Grandpa's house. Every year we play this fun game much like a Chinese gift exchange but we use envelopes of money. Last year I stole $20 away from my cousin, Beau. This year he though he'd get me back... well he didn't. He ended up giving me $10 and he had $5. We had a visit from the Jolly old man himself. It was rather funny because no one could figure out who this "person" was. My dad went outside to see if her recognized the vehicle. It was a long time friend of the family that felt sorry for my mother because she wanted to have Santa come to visit the kids. Thank you Nancy for making the kids and my Mom's Christmas even more special. That evening my parents came to our house see the gifts the girls got from Santa. We had dinner, played Wii and watched a rodeo.



Our Christmas is still going because tonight we are going to Ryan's Oma's. Wednesday we are having Christmas at Ryan's Mom's and Thursday at Ryan's Aunt's house. Aunt Carol's house is always fun for the kids because there are so many of them. Ryan Mom's side of the family is huge. There is never a dull moment around there during any gathering.

I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday filled with tons of memories like we did. I am going to post my New Year's resolutions. Maybe if I post them I will be more likely to stick to them. Sounds good anyway.